Witnesses say Trump became increasingly frustrated when Chinese President Xi Jinping attempted to explain that General Tso was not a current military leader, and that the dish itself bears only a loose historical connection to a 19th-century military figure.
"Nice try," Trump replied. "But everyone knows that this Tso guy is the General, the mastermind. He is literally the most famous Chinese person of all time, he's even all over America, if you can believe it. I didn't come all this way to talk to you, Pooh Bear. It's the General or nothing."